Parents of Broncos crash victim sign House of Commons petition on trucking regs

The parents of the Humboldt Broncos trainer who died in last year’s bus crash has signed a House of Commons petition calling for the federal government to update trucking regulations.

“I think it’s been known for quite a while across the country that things needed to be changed, but to have to bring it to attention this way, it’s disappointing the federal government hasn’t looked at it sooner,” said Carol Brons, mother of Dayna Brons.

Dayna’s father, Lyle, who was once a truck driver himself, questioned if truck drivers are fully ready when they hit the road.

“Some of the wrecks that these drivers get in, I would say the majority of them are completely preventable.”

British Columbia woman Pattie Fair, whose husband, Steve, died in a head-on crash involving a semi-truck in 2017, started the petition.

“I thought somebody has to stand up and make a change. This needs to stop. It’s happening way too much and people’s lives including the drivers.”

The driver that hit her husband had his legs amputated after the crash, she said.

“His life is changed as well. I just felt like it wasn’t taken seriously.”

Fair says getting the petition ready has been discouraging at times, but the Humboldt Broncos bus crash gave her more momentum to advocate for change.